The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Wiki Guide

Easter Eggs

Nintendo likes to hide references from the Mario series in its Zelda games, like the Chain Chomp in A 'Link to the Past, a Mario tattoo in Twilight Princess and a Mario mask in Majora's Mask, just to name a few.

As Young Link, when you first meet Princess Zelda at Hyrule Castle, take a look through the right window. You will see a room with Mario-themed wallpaper inside, complete with green warp pipes. The original N64 release of Ocarina of Time featured portraits of Mario, Yoshi, Bowser, and Luigi in that same area.

In one of the rooms of the Gerudo Fortress (3DS version only), if you break a crate you will find a poster of Link slicing with the Skyward Sword. Also, on the second floor of the house at Lon Lon Ranch, there is a picture of Link from Skyward Sword. You must break a pot in front of it to see it. It's in a frame on the floor. The final poster is in the bombchu shop. When talking to the shop owner, look to the far left. Skyward Sword Link will be pictured.

When you receive the Ocarina of Time from Zelda, go to the alley next to the Bombchu Shop before you go to the Temple of Light. A guard will be lying on the ground. If you talk to him, he will tell you where to go, and then he will die. Talking to him again shows that, "he isn't moving anymore." Once you leave the ally the body will be gone. You can only trigger this scene before you go to the Temple of Time.